Description: She is typically in her Ruler uniform. She carries a battered bow and tarnished bastard sword as well. Her black crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She likes to wear grey tank tops with tan skirt. Her tied-back hair is black. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her mace, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her auburn hair is still thick. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Merchant again; and balancing her hectic life and new beggar responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 22000 cp.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Dyer. She carries with her a set of axes, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length red crest. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vezera fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His gold crest is singed and shortened. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). After a long history of fighting, Rhogar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's in love.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Ploughman. He is physically well-built. His hair is golden and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Nim was born with his mother's beautiful face. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Ploughman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Insane, Sensitive, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Her golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Dilettante hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 5000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'4". She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull violet iron scale mail, and her gloved hand is found clutching a mace. She keeps her black crest in a pixie cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Locksmith. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Locksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 sp. Smoky quartz (80 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a black vest and prefers brown and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His long blue hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Mantus was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Mantus and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.